Both the male and female home kits are in the Foxes’ signature blue, with a badge on the left of the chest, white stripes on the shoulders, a King Power logo on the front and gold piping around the sleeves.

They both have v-necks, the difference being that the women’s is much wider and deeper.

LeicestershireLive has asked the club whether its women's side will be wearing the shirts next season.

Season ticket holder Claire Stevens said she was disappointed with the variation.

“It’s very low," she added. “I was a bit disgusted that it’s so different from the men’s.

“I want to look like my footballing heroes. I don’t want to be segregated.”

The 44-year-old primary school teacher goes to matches with her dad and two brothers.

She said she does not understand why the female top should look so different from their replica shirts.

Claire said she would not want to wear it - and would not want her daughters, aged nine and 11, to do so either.

The Leicester City women's replica kit for 2018/19 (Image: Leicester City Football Club website)

Leicester City have unveiled their new Adidas kit for 2018/19 (Image: LCFC)

She has also spoken to female friends about the issue, who shared her concerns and stated they would not purchase the shirt.

Kate Byrne is a lifelong City fan, who started attending games with her dad and grandfather as a child.

The 28-year-old and her 38-year-old partner were both planning to buy a women’s replica kit this season, but have changed their minds due to its cut.

“I just looked at it and thought, ‘that’s not really a women’s kit, it’s far too low a neckline’.

"I wouldn’t feel comfortable wearing it to be honest,” she said.

In previous seasons she has bought men’s kits but, with the side having a new kitmaker in Adidas, had “high hopes” of a quality female shirt for 2018/19.

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“I text my partner to tell her to take a look at it and she said, ‘it’s too low cut’.

“It would have your cleavage on show. I don’t think that’s very appropriate.

“You’d be freezing with it on in the winter,” she added.

She stated that she feels the variation in design is sexist.

The Narborough-based fan said she would prefer if the women’s kit was not so different in style from the men’s, but certain aspects were proportioned differently.

For example, she said on the men’s tops usually the sleeves and body are too long for most females, so perhaps these aspects could be altered.

Another female fan, who has supported Leicester for 25 years and buys a new shirt most years, has said she will not be purchasing one this season due to the design.